Impression-seal.



H. H. WENTHE.

IMPRESSION SEAL. nrrucmou FILED wens. 19H.

1,253,756. Patented Jan. 15 1918.

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H. H. WENT HE.

. IMPRESSION SEAL. APPLICATION FILED AUG- l8. I911.

Patentod Jan. 15, 191&

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HERMAN H. wma'rnn, or cn'xcado, rumors.

mPRESSION-SEAL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 15, 1918.

Application flled August 16, 1917. Serial No. 186,515.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I. HERMAN H. Wma'rnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at (-hica 0, in the county of (look and "State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Ini )rovements in Imprcssion-Seals, of which t e following is a specification.

The prescnt'invcntion relates to an impression seal of the-type used by notary publies, corporations. 1am, for the purpose of embossing their oliicial seal upon documents.

One of the objects of the present invention is to form a. connection between the movable die and the stem or plunger which carries said die so as to enable the die be readily and quickly put in proper position in assembling the sea and to provlde means \vherebv the die is prevented from becoming disconnected from said plunger after the seal is assembled.

A further object of the invention is to provide 'a hook for holdin the lever in down position, and to rovi e a finger-piece for readily and quick y unlatching said hook to allow the lever to rise.

A further object of the invention is to form the seal body by means of a die stamping operation and out of a single piece of metal, makin it of hollow construction, thereby reducing materially the weight and cost.

A further object of the invention is to provide a leaf-spring extending within said body and adapted to normally hold the movable seal and plunger upward.

A further object of the invention is to form a strong and simple connection between the carrying plate for the fixed die member and the body.

The invention further consists in the features of construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings:

Fi re 1 is an elevation of a seal embodying t e improvements of the present invention and with the lever member in raised position;

Fig. 2, a plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 1; ig. 3, a front elevation of said seal;

Fig. 4 a section on line 4-4 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrow;

1;"g. 5, a vertical section through said sea Fig. -6, a bottom viaw, h wi g h nection between the seal body and the carrying plate for the fixed die;

Fig. 7 a perspective of the seal body, with :he carrying plate for the fixed die in posiion;

Fig. 8, a detail. showing'an elevation of the stem for holding the movable die and the sleeve surrounding said stem;

Fig. 9, a detail, showing a face view of the notched or serrated surface on the sleeve shown in Fig. 8;

10, an enlarged section of the counectlon between the seal body and the carrying plate for the fixed die; and Fig. 11, a section on line 11-41. of. Fig. 10.

In the art to which the resent invention relates, there has been considerable dilliculty experienced in properly positioning the-lottermg on the movable die so as to have it come in correct position when the 'seal is assembled. These dies have been formerly aflixed to the plunger by means of a hole passing through the plunger, a registering hole in the die. and a cotter pin or some other suitable means passing through said holes and locking the die to the plunger. In forming the letters on the movable die, great care had to be taken to place the letters on the die in such position with respect to the hole through which the cotter pin passes as to bring them into proper and correct registration when the seal was assembled, since in order to assemble the movable die to the plunger, said die must be turned into one exact position. namely. where the holes in the die and plunger would aline. .An illustration of this old method of assembling the die and plunger will be found in Patent No. 1,014.105 granted to me January 9, 1912. and entitled Seal presses.

The bodies upon which the die-members are mounted have heretofore generally been made in the form of a casting, which was relatively heavy. Owing -to the fact that these-- seals are frequently carried in the pocket of the user. it is evident that reduction in weight would be a material, practical advantage, and in the present invention this weight has been greatly reduced by forming the body of a/die stamping instead of a casting.

Referring now to the drawings,and particularly to Fig. 1, the seal comprises a body given the general numeral 12.- Carried by this bodyis a fixed die-qrumib I plate 13, to which the-fixed die be suitcised by thedlc-maker in getting his letters and 7. 65.

a bl attached, and a movable die-member 14.

eferring to Figs. 5, 8 and 9, this movable die-member is carried by a stem 15, having a threaded end whiph is inserted into 1; ta d o )enin in t 1e u per ortion 0 thb ifiorable di -member. Siirrouiidin this stem is'a Sims 18, having a serrated e ge 19 on its lower face, and, as shown, a serrated edge 20 on its upper face. After the movable seal has had the letters or numbers formed thereon, it is turned to bring these letters in pro )er position with respect to the seal body. hen such position has been ascertained, the stem 15 is turned, and moves downward by means -of the threaded engagement with the movable seal. This downward movement of the stem draws the sleeve 18 downward until the serrated edge 19 is brought into a biting engagement with the top face of a neck '21 extending upward from the body of the movable seal. The

lower face of the head 22 on the stem 15 is lower face of the head 22. When the storm and sleeve are so positioned, due to the biting engagementabove referred to, the movable seal is firmly secured to the plunger and cannot turn or otherwise position with ordinary usage.

.' It is obvious that with this method of attachment, no particular care-need be exer get out of a rrangcd equally upon each side of a certain given .point, since in assembling the seal, the movable die can be turned as desired to brin the-lettering into proper position and the die then secured to the plunger. This eliminates the accurate placing of the lettering with respect to a given point on the seal,- as was necessary in the prior art construction. and which has been previously ex lai-ne'd.

he sleeve 18 extends through what may be termed a body sleeve 23. A lever 24 is provided, which ispivoted .upon' a pin '25, and at its lowerend carries rollers 26 hearing upon the seal body. A depression of this lever causes the movable seal, stem 15 and, sleeve 18, to travel downward for the purpose; of bringing about a cooperation between the fixed and movable dies an impressionon the pa er. This lever action is also shown in my .atent No. 1,014,105 heretofore referredtm. v a

As stated. one of the objects of the resent invention is to .form the seal body mm a- Fi .5), v r stamping, and this stamping produces a ft is thought that the operation "Of-th hollow. construction, as will be a from the drawings, particularly The body comprises a lower portion 28,

an upper overhanging po'rtipn- 20. and a finger grip 30. 4 The finger grlp is of circular formation, with a circular opening 31 ll'lerethrough. The up or overhanging portion terminates in the )ody sleeve 23, which receives the sleeve 18; and the body sleeve 23 is locked together by means of tongue and groove connections 33.

Extending from the sleeve 23 are cars 34, over which is placed a member 35, which has a tongue 36 that, is soldered or other-. wise secured to-the front of the sleeve 32. There are openings 37 provided in the mom her 35, adapted to alinewith openings 38 in the cars 84; and through these alined'opcnings passes the pin 25, upon whichis pivoted the'lever member 24.

In connectingto the seal body the can ing plate for the fixed die, I form a d pressed portion 39 in the plate 13, and 'ad- Jacent said depressed portion, I form a slot or opening40 also-in the plate. From the. seal body are struck up tolwues 41, and into the openings 42 produced by forming said tongues, the depressed portion of the seal body isplaced. The tongues are inserted through the openings -10 1n the seal body, and then-bent'downward and to overlie. the depressed portion. This provides a rigid interlocking connection between the Seal body anddie, as will be better seen/in Fig. 10. It also places the tongues 41 so that. they do not project'above the top. of the plate, which would be objection-able, in that it would not allow the-seal member to be I00 pro erly placedon the plate. I

o reinforce and strengthen the body, I insert cross pins 43, and to one of these cross pins is pivoted a latch 44, comprising a hook member 45 and a finger-piece 46.. This hook member takes into ln s 47 formed from the lever member, and w en engaged with said lugs, holds the lever member depressed. Owing to the hollow construction of the body, this latch member can be arranged to 11 move in -between the sections of the body, and the extension 46, which provides the finger-piece, lying between the sections ofthe body, is capable of free operation, enabling a. quick and easy removal of the latch 116 from engagement with the lugs 47 In order to hold the die norm y upward as in Fig. 5, I provide a leaf-spring 48, which at one end engages under a finger 49 struck from the- .sleeve 18, and the spring 120 thenextends through the. hollow body to the lower p ion thereof, and has its opposite end uted into and held within -.an opening in the lower face of the body (seeedclalms.

, The finger, 49,3 addition-to holding the spring, travels in the space fil between the halves of the body,,and traveling in such space, which aslot, serves asa guide for the movable die injits movement and serves to assist 'the serrated surfaces in prevelntingthe die from turning.

1. In a hand seal, the combination of a body, a fixed die member carried by the body, a movable die member, a stem having a threaded connection with the movable die, a sleeve surround said stem and having a fit in the y, a serrated surface onthelowerendof thesleeve ada tedtobe forced into bi en movable; by threading of the stemintothe whereby the die, stem and sleeve'a're joined together and whereby the mov a'bledne may be turned into proper positlontojlm'e thecharacters thereon with the characters on the fixed die prior to securance of the moyable die into position, and means foractuatmgthe sleeve to carry the movable die toward and from the fixed die, substantlally as l a 2. In a hand seal, thecombination of a body, a fixed die: by the body a movable d1e,ajheaded m having a threaded with the movable die, a sleeve sul'ljoun said stem and having a sliding fitun the y, a serrated surface on the ment wit the top I lowerendof said sleeve adapted to be forced la s bod havl intoibitingi engagement with the of the movable e by the threading o e stem into. said die, whereb the stem, die and sleeve are joined r, and whereby the movable die may be turned into proper position to aline the characters thereon with the characters on'the fixed die prior to securance ofthe movable die in gosition, a lis outwardly extending from t e sleeve, sai

, a slot in which said lip travels, sai lipgul irzfi'the movable die and associated parts in and assisting the serrated surface in reventin'g a turning movement ofthe movable die, and said lip so formed allowin a free tu movement of thestem wi in the sleeve to allow the stem to be brought into andretracted from threaded engagement with the die, and means for actuatmg the movable die and associated parts toward and from the fixed die, substantially as described.

.for a 'd interlocking connection between e y and late, and a movable die carried by the body, substantially as described.

H. H. WENTHE.

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